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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 16, 2006
China
The Civilian High-technology Economy: Where is it heading?
Statement of Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow in China Studies, Council on Foreign Relations before the U.S. China Economic and Security Review Commission, Chinese Military Modernizatio…
April 24, 2006
Europe
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet
The C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series on International Economics is presented by the Corporate Program and the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies. 5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Reception6:00 …
April 24, 2006
Europe
C. Peter McColough Roundtable Series in International Economics: A Conversation with Jean-Claude Trichet
Watch President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet, discuss the need for structural reforms in Europe, particularly those that increase labor productivity growth, establish well-functio…
May 5, 2006
United States
Verleger: Oil Prices Peaking, But Hurricanes or Other Events Could Send Them Higher
Philip K. Verleger, a well-known expert on the economics of oil, says that the current price of oil, which has dropped below $70 a barrel, has probably peaked for the moment. Yet he warns that any pr…
June 6, 2006
China
Yet more evidence China is an outlier
Poor countries tend to have relatively weak currencies – that is, there is a big gap between their currencies' nominal exchange rate and the exchange rate implied by “purchasing power parity.” Or,…